How Long Can Yangmei (Chinese Bayberry) Be Stored? Here's the Right Way to Preserve It

Yangmei is a fruit that is not easy to preserve, especially at room temperature, where it generally cannot be kept for very long. Therefore, it is usually stored in the refrigerator. So how long can yangmei be stored? How should it be preserved?

How long can yangmei be stored:

Yangmei is very delicate and has a very short shelf life. At room temperature, yangmei generally only keeps for one day at most (yangmei picked today is still fine to eat tomorrow); stored in the refrigerator at around 0—4 degrees, it generally keeps for 3 days, and any longer and it no longer tastes good; if stored below 0 degrees in the refrigerator, it can be kept for a long time, but the flavor is not good at all. Yangmei picked on rainy days is essentially already washed, so its shelf life is even shorter. Therefore, yangmei must be eaten quickly and generously while it is fresh!

How long can frozen yangmei be stored:

Frozen yangmei can only be kept at room temperature for one day; it is recommended to put it in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, where it can be stored for three months. Below is an introduction to how to store frozen yangmei.

1. Find a plastic food container and put the frozen yangmei into the container.

2. Seal the plastic food container well with plastic wrap.

3. Put the sealed frozen yangmei into the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.

Notes:

Frozen yangmei is best eaten within three months, otherwise the flavor will become very strange.

How to store yangmei for a long time:

Soaking Yangmei Wine

After washing fresh yangmei, let the excess water dry off naturally, then following a ratio of 1 jin of yangmei to 4 to 5 jin of baijiu, put the yangmei and liquor into a container and seal it for storage. For the liquor used to soak the yangmei, ordinary zao shao or rice shao baijiu will do.

After the yangmei and liquor have been placed in a sealed container for more than 20 days, it is ready to drink. Both the liquor and the soaked yangmei can be consumed directly. Under the scorching sun, a few sips of yangmei wine can quench thirst and stimulate the appetite.

Making Dried Yangmei

Making dried yangmei from the yangmei you have not finished is also a good choice; it can not only be eaten as a snack, but also serves the purpose of preservation.